Come in New Year, with all thy youthful grace!
The light breeze fans thee with its frost-plumed wing:
The new day holds thee in its strong embrace;
So fair a Muse ne'er fondled infant king.
Bring to these hearts a thousand high resolves!
Bring love to sweeten all earth's wrong and ruth!
Bring faith in faith, as sphere in sphere revolves!
Bring in the bounteous harvest-time of Truth!
Bring us the light of free, unbiased thought!
Breathe thoughts of action into lifeless creeds!
With blessed wisdom let thy wings be fraught!
Oh, bring a swollen tide of saintly deeds!
